On October 30, 1974, in Zaire (now the Democratic Republic of Congo), one of the most historic boxing matches ever took place. The great Muhammad Ali faced the hard-hitting George Foreman. Ali, who ...
“Muhammad Ali’s Parkinson’s may not have been caused by boxing” is the counterintuitive title of one article. Okay, maybe we’ll never be 100 percent sure, even if the Ali family does ask for an ...
LOUISVILLE, Ky. — George Kalinsky was standing on an overpass Friday, waiting for Muhammad Ali’s funeral procession to pass by, when he casually mentioned that he came up with the “rope-a-dope” ...
Air Force coach Frank Serratore borrowed a plan from boxer Muhammad Ali. In 1974, Ali reclined against the ropes in the early rounds against George Foreman, allowed his bigger, younger opponent to ...
When I learned about the passing of my hero Muhammad Ali, my initial reaction was sadness. But that quickly passed as I remembered what “The Champ” meant to me and what he stood for. Once, during a ...
Dr. Ben Carson may not believe that the greatest boxer of all time - a devout practicing American Muslim - should be able to run for president of the United States, but Carson is apparently willing to ...
In the world of boxing, "rope-a-dope" is a technique in which a contender assumes a protected stance while leaning against the ropes and drawing non-injuring punches from the opponent. Dispatch ...
The late world heavyweight boxing champion Muhammad Ali in 1974 employed a method to beat George Foreman that’s similar, politically speaking, to what President Trump is doing to Democrats. For months ...
Muhammad Ali coined it the “rope-a-dope” almost 50 years ago, but the political folks in the Trump Administration are proving themselves masters of the technique. The tactic is simple: You back ...
Whatever else may be written about Muhammad Ali, he emerged and endured as a sports figure because he was a great boxer. He won the 1960 Olympic Gold medal in the Light Heavyweight Division. Then he ...